Chapter 2 - A Brand New Identity

*Hensō means disguise in Japanese, according to google translate

Around a week after faking his death, Izuku was just chilling in the LOV’s base. “Koko,” he said, lying down on a couch. “Yeah?” Shigiraki replied. “I’m gonna have to do so much if I want a new identity.” Izuku said. “What do you mean?” Shigiraki asked him. “Like if I wanted to try being a hero again, I’d have to change how I look in at least one big way, and then find a way to get into UA a year late.” Izuku told him, turning to stare at the ceiling. “And you’d need a new quirk.” Shigiraki added. “Yeah! Like the only upsides is that I wouldn’t have people glaring at me everywhere I walked, and I’d be able to act more me.” Izuku said. The two sat there in silence for a few minutes, before Izuku got up and walked over to his desk. “So I should probably get to work.” he said with a sigh. “Y’know Dad can just give you a quirk if you can’t finish in time” Shigiraki said, guessing what Izuku had gone to his computer for. “Yeah, but if I find a way to make my own quirk that’d be much cooler.” Izuku said.

For a long time before UA, Izuku had spent all his time researching and researching everything there was to know about quirks, even finding records of the first quirk user that weren’t available to the public. After continuing his research during the extended break from school, he finally figured out how to make his own artificial quirk. He gave himself an energy manipulation quirk, and practiced with it as much as he could before the entrance exams came again. Around a week before the exams, Izuku was once again sitting in the living room of the LOV’s base with Shigiraki, and this time AFO as well. “Zuku, that’s amazing!” Shigiraki said when Izuku told them about his new quirk. “You never cease to amaze me, son.” AFO added. “Thank you!” Izuku said, closing his computer and lying down on the couch. “Now we need to change my physical appearance.” Izuku said. “I mean you could just stop dying your hair.” AFO suggested. “But dying it is so funnn." Izuku said in a whiny voice. “What about blue hair?” Shigiraki asked. “Eh, maybe.” Izuku said. They talked like that for around 30 minutes before deciding on having Izuku dye his hair red, and wear the baggier style he used to before coming to UA. “What about my name?” Izuku said. “What do you mean?” AFO asked. “Aren’t you like a thousand years old how do you not- Okay.” Izuku whispered silently. “I mean if I show up to school using the same name, it doesn’t matter how different I look. They will know it’s me.” Izuku said. “Well, obviously.” AFO started. “But I thought you would just use the fake name you made a while ago for that one mission you did with me.” he finished. “Oh yeahhhh. What was it again? Kuzui?” Shigiraki asked. “Kuzui Sohen, yeah.” Izuku said. “It’s funny, ‘cause it’s just Izuku Hensō* jumbled up, and no one from that mission noticed.” he added. They talked for another hour, sorting out his background, IDs, all the little details about his new identity.